How would you like to be treated like an adult and have the freedom to choose whether or not to wear a helmet? After all, you pay taxes like an adult. And with fuel prices hovering near $4.00 a gallon, anything you can do to promote motorcycling is the responsible thing to do since bikes get 2 – 4 times the mileage compared to cars.

 So I am going to ask you for not one but two favors. One is easy, the other requires a little bit of time. But bear in mind that both are your social responsibility to guarantee your freedom.

The first favor is to write a letter to your Governor. Don’t worry if you’ve never written one before, you can use the text below and just paraphrase. I’ll even give you her address.
                                                     Sample Letter here

The second favor, assuming you are reading this before June 4, is to show up at our Freedom Rally at 12 noon Wednesday June 4 at the State Capitol in Lansing. All bikes are welcome and you do not have to be an ABATE member. There are group rides leaving at 11 AM from these locations:

        Fowlerville: Standard gas station on I-96 at exit 129

        Charlotte: Meijer’s on M50, north side, just east of I-69

        Portland: Shell station, I-96 to the Portland exit, west ¼ mile, exit 77

        St. Johns: Big Boy, 1 ½ miles south of M21 and old US27

        Perry: Burger King on the corner of I69 and M52, exit 105

Hope to see you there.

      Here’s how to reach us:

      1. Call the ABATE state office at 248-685-9150

      2. Log on to our newly renovated website: www.abateofmichigan.org

      3. Visit a local ABATE meeting (see Website for times and locations)

Vince Piacenti

ABATE of Michigan

Board of Directors